We didn't have the best experience staying at this apartment. When we arrived we found the booking was made for 3 people instead of 5 people. Perhaps this was my fault - I am not sure. We could not enter the apartment until we had changed the booking to 5 people through VRBO, however, I couldn't change the booking online as it was the day of check-in. The situation was sorted after multiple phone calls to the owner and VRBO (VRBO were very helpful!) plus payment of an additional 60 Euros. The apartment was recently renovated which was nice, however, we did have a few issues. The only sitting space was on very uncomfortable stools around the kitchen table. Not an apartment you can sit in as a family and relax. The bathroom door did not have a functioning lock on it and the shower had mould in it. Apart from this, the apartment was fine. In future, I would try to avoid staying in La Spezia if possible as we didn't really like the town. Nearby Porto Venere was so much nicer!